VHSL Track Wrestling State Championship

Last year we surprised our grandson by showing up for his high school wrestling state championship tournament in Norfolk. He was a freshman and the first from his school to go to state as a freshman. He didn’t win, but he always does because of the effort he puts in to it. This year he is in a different weight class and got to go to state again! That in an of itself is a huge accomplishment. But this year we couldn’t go so we followed his progress on Track Wrestling. I learned about the website last year. You can find out everything you want to know about the event - the matches, the teams, the mat assignments, the brackets, and the wrestlers stats. It’s pretty impressive to see it all. I grew up watching my brother play baseball. He was a left handed pitcher and was drafted by the Orioles out of high school. It didn’t pan out, but was a great experience for him. Watching wrestling is grueling - it’s just you and your opponent. Although my brother had a line drive smack him in the eye and he came home with stitches. All I can say is all sports build character. It worked on his grandpa, his dad, and now him. At this time I still prefer being the observer. Our grandson is turning out to be a very nice young man. Maybe wrestling has a part to play in it all.